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uNAS/tNAS User Guide Version 1.0 Page 85
5.2.4.6 S.M.A.R.T.
Through the S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) system,
modern hard disk drives incorporate a suite of advanced diagnostics that monitor the internal
operations of a drive and provide an early warning for many types of potential problems. When
a potential problem is detected, the drive can be repaired or replaced before any data is lost or
damaged. Here you can find tree with hard drives for which you can view S.M.A.R.T.
information. It is possible to view information about separate hard drive or summary for all
drives in the system.
To view S.M.A.R.T. information for a hard drive - please click on appropriate drive name.
To view summary please click on "all units"
Function: S.M.A.R.T. units health status
This function allows you to check S.M.A.R.T. status of hard disks. S.M.A.R.T. is a monitoring
system for computer hard disks to detect and report on various indicators of reliability, in the
hope of anticipating failures. To enable S.M.A.R.T. checks you need to use Hardware
Configuration tool on console and enable it in Functionality options (press F1 on console to
find out keyboard shortcuts ).
Function: S.M.A.R.T. info
This function allows you to view S.M.A.R.T. parameters which this disk is able to return. In the
upper part of this function you can see elementary parameters of hard drive such as device
model or serial number. Below there is a table with S.M.A.R.T. attributes. In first column you